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Government shutdown averted, City land Ndiaye as Premier League smashes £3.46bn deadline day record
MPs passed a stopgap funding bill averting a shutdown ahead of the midterms, while Manchester City’s £65m Iliman Ndiaye deal capped a record-breaking Premier League summer; also: Tupac’s killer convicted, Netflix’s GTA VI preview soars, and Dick Van Dyke, 100, still working out.
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Dell’s newest laptop sounds a lot like a MacBook Neo
Dell has unveiled the 14S, a budget-friendly laptop aimed at students, unveiled at IFA 2026. It slots in below the recently launched XPS 13, giving Dell another affordable option at a time when most laptop prices continue to rise, and it echoes recent MacBook design trends by coming in four colours rather than the more…
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The Dell 14S is yet another cheap laptop chasing the MacBook Neo
Dell has unveiled the 14S, a new mid-range laptop pitched as an affordable alternative to Apple’s MacBook Neo, following the recent refresh of its XPS 13 with a similar aim. The move underlines how rival manufacturers are moving quickly to capture some of the attention and market share generated by Apple’s newest entry-level machine. The…
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Israel court blitz, BT’s copper windfall and Tulsa King’s return lead today’s news
Apple pushes for expedited discovery in its OpenAI trade-secrets case; BT eyes over £2bn recycling old copper cables; plus Doncaster Rovers sign James Collins, Tulsa King’s fourth season, an Emily Blunt honour and a new Alex Ross Marvel graphic novel.
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This is the best setting and placement for your Dolby Atmos soundbar
Dolby Atmos soundbars promise cinema-style immersive sound, but achieving this at home requires more than simply plugging the device in, as their upward- and side-firing drivers depend on precise room acoustics to bounce audio off ceilings and walls. Many users fail to get the intended experience because they overlook source settings or place the soundbar…
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Android stuck in Safe Mode? Here’s how to turn it off
Android’s Safe Mode is a troubleshooting feature that disables third-party apps and enables Airplane Mode, making it easier to diagnose problems such as lag or battery drain, or to safely remove a suspected malicious app. Because it can be triggered accidentally via the power menu, users sometimes find their phone stuck in Safe Mode with…
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How to change the background on iPhone Messages
Apple’s Messages app has gained the ability to customise conversation backgrounds, a feature introduced with iOS 26 that brings the app in line with rivals such as WhatsApp and Telegram, which have long offered theme options. Previously, iMessage conversations were limited to a plain white or black background, so the update lets iPhone users personalise…
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Pokémon is Getting Its Own Official Fitbit for Evolved Sleep Tracking
Google has launched a Pokémon Sleep edition of its Fitbit Air tracker, designed to work directly with the Pokémon Sleep mobile game and give the tiny wearable a themed makeover. The device lets players monitor their rest while collecting Pokémon based on how they sleep, extending the franchise’s decade-long strategy of blending its games with…
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Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads
Mozilla has begun rolling out a native ad-blocking feature for Firefox on iOS, moving it out of experimental status after weeks of anticipation. Because Apple requires all iOS browsers to render pages using its own WebKit engine rather than a browser’s preferred back end, Mozilla could not offer its usual extension-based ad blockers and instead…
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Gemini adds tag-free item location logging to Find Hub
Google has rolled out its September Android Feature Drop, adding several Gemini-powered and general improvements across the Android ecosystem. The centrepiece is an expansion of Find Hub, previously used only to locate phones, earbuds and tracker tags, so that users on Android 16 or higher can now ask Gemini to log the location of everyday…